Can You Help?

As I write this, we have 20 dogs in foster, 2 coming in this weekend, and more waiting. This is the busiest we have ever been. Our hounds have never needed us more.

But we have to be realistic. We cannot take any more basset hounds into rescue at the moment, because we simply do not have the foster spaces to accommodate them.

In short, we are full.

We have the most amazing team of fosters, they are kind, considerate and dedicated, but they also need breaks and holidays, and with the silly season once more upon us, we have reached a point we never thought we would.

So, today, we are asking you, could you be a foster carer for us?

We are looking for people who have a spare place on their sofa, some time and patience, some dedication and to be honest, some determination to help the basset hounds that need them so badly.

We are not looking for people who think that fostering is an easy way to adoption. Fostering is challenging, emotionally draining and hard work, but it is the most rewarding thing you can ever do, we can assure you of that!

We need people who can be that stepping stone into a new life for a hound, someone who can see beyond the silky ears and the doleful eyes, into the dog itself, and help us find the right forever home.

Could that be you?

We can offer you an incredibly dedicated team, who are on hand to help and guide you through your fostering journey with us. You'll have access to our online forum, dedicated to our fostering team, where you can speak freely and receive advice. We can offer you laughter, and sometimes tears, but one thing you will receive from fostering is the knowledge that you are making a difference to a hound's life. You are making the change. You will only be asked to supply food for your foster dog, all veterinary care and other needs are paid for entirely by us. Our bassets come to us with a wide range of needs, from just the simple vaccinating and neutering, to addressing anxieties and health issues, you'll certainly never be bored, and you'll find you have skills you never knew about!

Please consider becoming a foster for us. If you would like to know more, please fill out the Foster application below, and our Fostering team will contact you to have a chat and answer any questions you may have.

"I would rather cry watching a foster pet leave my home to live a full life of happiness and joy, than cry because no one stepped up to help, and the animal died alone, frightened and sad, in a shelter."

A Few Of Our Success Stories

Winnie

Snoopy

Sandy

Pippa

Pheobe

Murdoch

Lady

Harvey

Buckley

Without BRNGB I would not now be proudly owned by the delightful Cooper. I was already owned by Lizzie & Dylan beagle and our old cocker Pip, but Cooper introduce me to the wonderful world that is bassets. He is a delight to have, and I believe you could not be sad for long with a basset. BRNGB were lovely during the adoption process, and although I have not experienced any problems I couldn't manage with Cooper, I have always felt I had a whole lot of support if I needed it.

Sue Black

BRNGB are an outstanding charity run by some of the most amazing people you'll ever meet. I cannot thank Lou and Sam enough for all their constant support and reassurance. The support we receive from the network of followers is incredible. We are just two weeks into having our new boy Alfie and its safe to say that he has fit in so well. Despite his little complications and initial struggles with moving from home to home, he is slowly settling in and has made a companion for life with our other boy Chester. Every bit of progress has been made possible because of the support we've received and continue to receive from BRNGB..

Harriet Bowers

Rufus joined us 5 weeks through this fantastic network , having explained my situation that I had 9 year old bassett who had recently lost his beloved berty who was 14 , he needed a companion , rufus is a match made in heaven , from the first call from sam to the transporting of rufus from somerset to sunderland , everything was so well organised , they are a fantastic team , very helpful and friendly , thank u too you all xxxx

Wendy Ventress

We've not been able to rescue a basset full time, but we have helped Norra and Albert as fosters and seen them to their forever homes. It's been so rewarding. We hope to continue to help as much as possible. I know that the donations I send are used directly to help out bassets around the UK so am more than happy to do this. The team at BRNGB are amazing. Helpful, kind, go above and beyond, so experienced and have a wealth of knowledge and advice that they are more than happy to share. They have made soooo many houndies, their forever hoomans and their little helpers along their journey's happy beings

Debs Irwin

After losing our dear Henry (basset) last august at the dear old age of fourteen, we felt so lost, we knew that we had to get another one !. A friend suggested a rescue basset ,and we are so very glad we did !!, We have now had dear Basil for almost four months now, ( thanks to this lovely group and Louise ! ) we had to travel a long way to get him though but he is so worth it !!. Basil is just over a year old and did have a couple of issues, separation anxiety was a bit of a challenge but we worked through it and got a lot of advice , he has now got over this !!, we really wouldn't be without him !!